Artists in Residence

Project Write Now invites artists of all disciplines to apply for an Artist-in-Residence position. Our program is designed to give artists opportunities to explore their expertise and craft with the diverse populations we work with. Positions are a minimum of six months and include teaching classes in our studio and/or through our community outreach programs. This is a paid position. To learn more, please email Lisa Hartsgrove at lisah@projectwritenow.org.

Our 2018 Artists-in-Residence…

MK Harby

MK Harby is a public speaking coach who helps with presentation, interviewing, and performance skills. She is the Head Speaker Coach for TEDxasburypark. MK started her public speaking company after being a professional actress and musician for over twenty five years. She has a Theater Degree from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN. Her background in Theater and Music includes work at The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, The Public Theater in Boston, MA and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, NY. She believes that ideas are shared most effectively when conveyed with creativity, warmth, and good storytelling. Her objective is to help her speakers communicate their value.

Mychal Mills

Mychal Mills is co-founder of Konscious Youth Development & Service (KYDS), a youth development program that focuses on holistic intervention of the body, mind, and soul. He believes youth development is more sustainable through internal development, building tools of love and compassion from within that are transferable in any life situation. Mychal loves poetry as creative expression. His words are a reflection of his soul.

Gilda Rogers

Gilda Rogers is an award-winning journalist, author, and executive producer of Frank Talk, the half-hour talk-show forum that airs on Brookdale Television. Gilda is one of the playwrights of “SUPERNATURAL: THE PLAY” that recently closed a long-run in Los Angeles. She is a social critic, community relations liaison for Two River Theater, and founder of the T. Thomas Fortune Project.

Michael Sarin

Over the last twenty-five years, drummer Michael Sarin has been at the center of New York City’s genre-bending jazz and improvisation community. His versatility and musical wit helped forge long associations with forward-looking artists. Sarin performs all over the world–-in major and minor festivals; concert halls famous and infamous, big and small. He can be heard on recent recordings of Frank Carlberg, Mark Dresser, Joe Fiedler, Erik Friedlander, David Krakauer, and Leslie Pintchik. He can also be seen and heard in the newly released documentary, Thomas Chapin, Night Bird Song.

Project Write Now reserves the right to cancel, postpone, or reschedule any class, camp, or event because of low enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In the unfortunate case an event is canceled, Project Write Now will issue a full refund of the fees paid.